美国宗教介绍

The reasons for Americans to be so religious
• Religion in America has never been identified with an oppressive or dominant social class or set of political institutions. • Most people want to identify themselves with dominant values, and going freely to the church of one’s choice is a way of doing so, and of gaining acceptance in the face of a subtle demand for conformity. • The church is a place where people can meet others with whom they would like to make friends.
Religion
This introduction explores the reasons for Americans to be so religious, a wide range of the religions that they claim to believe in, and the changing patterns in contemporary American religious life.
The end
中赫时尚
百度文库
God was left out of the Constitution but was furnished a front seat on the coins of the country.
－ American humor
Brain Storming
• What do you know about religion in the United States? • Do many Americans believe in God? • What religion is most popular in the United States? • Do Americans have a national religion? • How has religion shaped American values? • What are the main religious problems in American life? • What are some of the major religious bodies and their characteristics in the United States?
How religious are Americans?
• 93% of Americans say they believe in God • 87% of Americans are Christians • 46% attend church every week or almost every week • 63% think that religion can answer all or most of today’s problems • 68% claim that they are a member of a local church • 7% say they have no religious preference or beliefs